Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Lead one of five vampire clans through a multiplayer struggle of influence, politics, predation, and carefully managed blood.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition is a complete boxed entry into Richard Garfield’s long-running multiplayer card game. Five preconstructed clan decks—Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, and Ventrue—approach the table with distinct disciplines and political strengths. Each Methuselah pressures the prey to the left while defending against a predator on the right, spending pool to influence vampires and using actions, reactions, votes, and combat to shape the struggle. Negotiation matters as much as deck play because every deal changes a living table of temporary alliances and inevitable betrayal.
